单词 | acinaciform |
释义 | acinaciformadj. Chiefly Botany. Curved like a scimitar; (of a leaf) curved and rounded towards the point. ΚΠ 1760 J. Lee tr. C. Linnaeus in Introd. Bot. 224 Acinaciform, Faulchion-shaped, when the Fruit is compressed like a Blade. 1775 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 65 104 The body..becomes of an acinaciform shape, to the point of the tail, which is rather blunt. 1826 Mem. Wernerian Nat. Hist. Soc. 5 ii. 514 The adipose fin is acinaciform, or somewhat falcate in shape, with a broad attachment opposite the anal fin. 1838 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (1855) 617 Dolichos tetraspermus..pods racemose acinaciform 4-seeded. 1930 L. H. Bailey & E. Z. Bailey Hortus 123/2 Lvs. scimitar-shaped (incurved, acinaciform). 1990 Copeia 158/2 Brachiostegal rays all acinaciform. 2005 U.S. Patent 6,995,110 8 The convex leading edge of each acinaciform blade is provided with a razor-sharp edge..for cutting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1760 |
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